Singapore, July 27 (SANA)Shipping data released by energy analyticsfirm Kpleron Sunday showed a decline in vessel traffic through theBab al-Mandab Straitat the southern entrance to the Red Sea following recent attacks by Yemen’s Houthi militia on commercial ships and Saudi oil facilities.

Reuters quoted the company’s data as showing that 11 commodity-laden vessels transited the Bab al-Mandab Strait on Sunday, the lowest daily total recorded in months.

The data showed that seven oil tankers transited the strait, three of which entered the Red Sea. Two were very large crude carriers (VLCCs) bound for theSaudi port of Yanbuto load Saudi crude, while the third was linked to Russia.

According to Kpler, four vessels exited theRed Seaon Sunday, including the Hong Kong-flagged VLCC New Explorer, carrying 2 million barrels ofSaudi and Emiraticrude to the eastern Chinese port of Ningbo.

The outbound traffic also included a tanker transporting 1 million barrels of Russian crude to China and another carrying about 750,000 barrels of Saudi crude to Pakistan. Kpler said New Explorer was the third China-bound VLCC to leave the Red Sea via the Bab al-Mandab Strait.

Shipping through theRed Sea off Yemenhas been disrupted since last week by attacks by the Iran-aligned Houthi militia, aiming at posing a blockade on the Saudi oil exports.  This led to the disruption of oil supplies through thestrait of Hormuz,as well as affecting maritime traffic through the Bab al-Mandab Strait, adding pressure to shipping across two of the world’s most important energy chokepoints.